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University of Cape Town
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During
the early years of
the 20th century,
the university established
the Medical School, Engineering as well as
the Education department. UCT officially received university status in 1918...
EnglishVisit the Wilderness
...This 3-4 hour trail starts at
the petrol station and leads along
the beach, over
the railway tunnel, along
the Kaaimans River and up a section of
the original Kaaimansgat Wagon Pass onto
the plateau which overlooks
the town...
EnglishXhosa Clans and Chiefdom
...Although
the executive authority of
the chiefdom ultimately rested with
the chief's council rather than with
the chief himself,
the chief was nevertheless
the figurehead,
the father and bearer of
the patronymic of
the chiefdom...
EnglishRock Art - Signs of the Past
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The reason for this is that
the clan performed their trance dance close by and afterwards, once
the shaman had returned to normal consciousness,
the images of
the trance were recorded on
the rock face...
EnglishClimate Change: A Hotter South Africa
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The actual increase will vary between regions, with
the interior of
the country expected to warm more that
the coast because of
the moderating influence of
the sea – for instance,
the Northern Cape could see an increase of over 4.5°C...
EnglishThe Namaqualand Anenous Pass
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the cars were tied together at
the top of
the Pass and allowed to coast all
the way down to Port Nolloth, with a brakeman checking
the speed...
EnglishUNESCO and the Vredefort Dome
...UNESCO and
the Vredefort DomeUNESCO and
the Vredefort DomeWhat is
the Vredefort Dome?©David FlemingerSo, what is
the Vredefort Dome and why is it important enough to be declared a World Heritage Site?
Well, here’s
the deal...
EnglishBattlefields Around Vryheid
...Unexpected boggy ground to
the southwest delayed
the left horn, allowing
the British army first to deal exclusively with
the right horn...
EnglishMilking of Dairy Cows
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The pre-milking procedure is as follows: use running water to wash and clean
the teats and
the lower parts of
the udder...
EnglishMapungubwe Hill
...Mapungubwe HillMapungubwe HillThe East Coast was BustlingBy
the end of
the first millennium of
the Common Era,
the east coast of Africa was bustling...
EnglishEstcourt History
...Estcourt HistoryEstcourt HistoryFort DurnfordIn
the days of
the first European explorers and settlers in South Africa,
the road to
the north of
the country was simply a rough wagon track...
EnglishHistory of the Blyde River
...In a wonderful demonstration of
the literal-minded nature of
the trekkers,
the river they were fording at
the time of
the reunion was named
the Blyde (Joy)...
EnglishMapungubwe Basic Facts
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The capital at Mapungubwe Hill was
the largest and wealthiest.
The king lived in splendid isolation on top, while his people lived on
the terraces around
the foot of
the hill...
EnglishGrapevine Training
...As soon as
the primary shoot grew about 30 cm above
the cordon wire,
the shoot is topped at
the first internode, just above
the cordon wire. This stop of upward growth will cause branch shoots to evolve from
the upper part of
the primary shoot...
EnglishFertilizer Mixtures Explained
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The fertilizers are formulated into different mixtures of these three macronutrients and are identified by
the three numbers marked on
the bags of fertilizer denoting
the NPK makeup of
the fertilizer and
the ratio of their value in
the mixture...
EnglishSoccer in South Africa
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The fanbase of SA soccer is quite amazing and
the game is taken very seriously. It's hard not to get into
the spirit of
the game...
EnglishThe Sobantu Floods of September 1987
...When
the rushing waters met at
the confluence of
the two rivers,
the bottleneck forced
the muddy waters to push back across
the floodplain on which part of Sobantu is built...
EnglishEast London River Port
...In addition, due to
the success of
the landing,
the river mouth was named Port Rex.
Over
the next 10 years
the British Government gave up control of
the area and no further developments were made to
the harbour...
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